Re: Itelligent Agent doesn't start after changing hostname !!!

From: Howard J. Rogers <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:53:26 +1000
Message-ID: <3f66435e$0$13416$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> A.Lazar wrote:
>

>>> > Hi ,
>>> >
>>> > I have to change hostname after installation of Oracle Server 8.1.7 on
>>> > WindowsNT . Everything is ok , but  Intelligent Agent ( for OEM)
>> doesen't
>>> > start , so I can't use OEM.
>>> > I tried recovery of Intelligent Agent , but it doesn't help.
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > Agnieszka
>>>
>>> Find the ORACLE_HOME\network\agent directory. Delete services.ora, and
>> *.q,
>>> then attempt to re-start the agent (which will re-create all the files
>>> you've just deleted, as it does at every startup).
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> HJR
>> 
>> You've solved my problem . Thanks very much.
>> 
>> Agnieszka

>
>
> Just in case this ever arises again with someone else (someone else who,
> hopefully, knows how to google!), it works because services.ora contains
> lines such as these:

Let me try that again!!

...lines such as these:

mozart.aldeburgh.com = (ORACLE_NODE, mozart.aldeburgh.com, mozart.aldeburgh.com,
(PLATFORM=(osName=Linux)(osVersion=2.4.20-8)(oracleHomes=/u01/app/oracle/9i)))

...so the hostname is hard-coded in the file the agent uses to attach to instances. Change your hostname, and the file is now pointing somewhere into a black hole. Delete the file and get the agent to re-create it from scratch, and Lo! The agent will populate the new version with all the right host names.

Regards
HJR Received on Mon Sep 15 2003 - 17:53:26 CDT